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The Depository documents 2 techniques in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; by risk level: 2 critically endangered. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
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The harvesting and hand-and-machine processing of arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) rhizomes into one of the purest natural starches in the world, a craft first practiced by Saint Vincent's indigenous peoples and later developed into a…
The weaving and use of the ruguma — a long, snake-like woven basket press used to extract toxic juice from grated bitter cassava (manioc) — paired with the hibise, a flat, rounded sieving basket used to sift the pressed cassava pulp into…